Central European Papers 2019, 7(1):51-69 | DOI: 10.25142/cep.2019.003

Threats to the image of the Polish Army

Grzegorz KLEIN
Department of Administration and National Security, The Jacob of Paradies University

The article presents the most serious threats to the image of the Polish Army. The beginning of the research period was adopted in 2009 as the moment of starting the process of professionalization. It was a period in which missions outside the country were a particularly important threat to image. In the light of public opinion, nowadays the most serious threat is the partial politicization of the image of the army.
After identifying the most serious image threats, the problem of researchers was formulated and expressed in the question: how people and institutions responsible for creating the image of the Polish Army should counteract to the most serious image threats?
In this article, the recapitulated research was accompanied by the hypothesis that in order to counteract the most serious image threats, there should be an extension of civilian meaning and democratic control over the army. This control should include actions of state authorities protecting the military from the negative image-related effects of political decisions and ongoing political rivalry.

Keywords: Polish Army, army, Poland, image of the army, civilian and democratic control

Received: April 29, 2019; Revised: September 16, 2019; Accepted: November 1, 2019; Published: June 17, 2020  Show citation

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KLEIN G. Threats to the image of the Polish Army. Central European Papers. 2019;7(1):51-69. doi: 10.25142/cep.2019.003.
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